OREGON, Ill. - Registration for 4-H Summer Camp 2024 is open! Camp is set for June 9-13, 2024, at Rock River Christian Camp, Polo, IL.  Sign up today to get your child in on all the fantastic fun! 

4-H Camp is a five-day, four-night residential camping experience that is conducted cooperatively by University of Illinois Extension staff in Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside and Winnebago Counties and the professional staff at RRCC. 

Historically, parents have sent their children to 4-H Camp for a variety of reasons: to have fun, to make new friends, to develop new skills, to be physically active, and to appreciate nature. 4-H Camp is about way more than one week of fun. Sending your child to 4-H Camp will allow them to create memories they will carry through adulthood. 4-H camp teaches youth to make good decisions, build their self-confidence, become independent, and gain the ability to work well with others. These skills will help youth develop into strong adult leaders. In addition, 4-H camp counselors devote much of their time to ensure today’s campers have the same great experience they did as children.

Campers at 4-H Camp will check in from 6:00-6:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 9, 2024, and check out from 6:00-6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, 2024. During camp week, youth will engage in various activities designed to challenge, educate, and entertain. Two or three free-choice periods will be offered daily, including hiking, shooting sports, arts and crafts, crate stacking, team-building challenges, zip-lining, swimming, and more. The 4-H camp counselors will provide evening activities, including campfires, a games night, and a dance. It is guaranteed to be a blast!

4-H Camp will be open to all boys and girls ages 8-14 by June 9, 2024. 4-H membership is not required; however, all participants will be expected to comply with the same high behavior standards expected of 4-Hers. Youth must be interested and excited to have a week of outdoor fun away from television and technology.

The cost is $300 for 4-H members and $320 for non-4-H members until March 1. After that date, the price goes up $50.00. All camp fees must be paid in full by May 15, 2024. Download a camper application online at http://web.extension.illinois.edu/bdo/northern-illinois-4-h-camp, or you can register online at http://go.illinois.edu/4HSummerCamp. You may also call an office near you with questions or if you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program: Jo Daviess County at 815-858-2273; Stephenson County at 815-235-4125; Ogle County at 815-732-2191; or Whiteside County at 815-632-3611. Cabin slots for boys and girls will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.